Crime Rates at Derham Close, Creech St Michael, Taunton, TA3 5FG

Derham Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 350th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derham Close (TA3 5FG) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derham Close (TA3 5FG), the main crime hotspot is near Tristram Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.